出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/28 22:42 UTC 版)
From 中期英語 curteis, from Old French curteis (French courtois), from cort (“court”). By surface analysis, court + -eous.
Compare typologically Czech zdvořilý (<~ dvůr), German höflich (<~ Hof). Also note Russian прийти́сь ко двору́ (prijtísʹ ko dvorú).
Compare typologically civil, urbane. See pagan for the opposite.
courteous (comparative more courteous, superlative most courteous)
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